Where does “კარმახა” come from?

კარმახა (Laz) comes from Laz კალმახა, from Proto-Kartvelian ḳalmax- — fish.

კარმახა (Laz): trout

Definitions

  1. trout

Ancestry of “კარმახა”, step by step

კარმახა traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Laz კალმახა

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lazკალმახაtrout
2Proto-Kartvelianḳalmax-fish

via Classical Armenian կարմրախայտ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Armenianկարմրախայտ—
Every word from Proto-Kartvelian ḳalmax- →Every word from Laz კალმახა →